Zhang Deshui had no choice but to tell General Fan the truth. Qu Zhixian was hiding in his own house. In order to defend himself, he immediately added," Qu Zhixian forced his way into my house and refused to come out. I really had no choice. I hope you can be magnanimous and not offend me."
He wanted to continue. For example, Qu Zhixian was once the magistrate of Fenghua City. Although he was already a person who could cause trouble, he had a strong background in Fenghua, so he did not dare to offend him directly. He was afraid that the Taiping Army would not be able to arrive in time and let Qu Zhixian's background deal with him.
Fan Ruzheng did not give him a chance to continue speaking. After hearing that Qu Zhixian was in his residence, he immediately opened his mouth and called out to Private Advisor Zhang.
Not long after, Private Advisor Zhang stumbled into the hall with a face full of sweat. As soon as he entered, he shouted that General Guo and General Wan had arrived and were waiting for the general's order to set off immediately.
Fan Ruzeng snorted and asked Private Advisor Zhang how many soldiers he had the two generals bring.
Private Advisor Zhang was shocked. In his anxiety, he only informed Guo and Wan to go to General Fan's residence and wait for orders, but he forgot to tell them how many soldiers he would bring.
He couldn't answer for a moment. While he was feeling awkward, General Guo and General Wan had already entered the hall. When they saw Fan Ruzheng, they quickly bowed their heads and bent down to flatter him. They shouted at the same time, wishing the Great General invincible!
Fan Ruzheng hurriedly smiled and said," Everyone has worked hard. With the two of you here, we will definitely succeed!"
The three of them burst into laughter as well, causing Private Advisor Zhang, Zhang Deshui, and An Lin to open their mouths as flowers bloomed on their faces.
General Fan was in a good mood. He forgot Private Advisor Zhang's unfinished question and asked the two Deputy Generals directly,"How many soldiers did you bring?" General Wan was a little stunned. Private Advisor Zhang had only informed him to go to the General's Mansion to listen to the order, but he did not say anything about deploying troops. In order to guard against the Tartar soldiers lying in ambush on the street, he was caught unprepared and only brought a few dozen soldiers.
Fortunately, General Guo answered in time and brought a battalion of soldiers, about 300 soldiers. I don't know how many troops General Fan needs, but I will immediately return to the camp to mobilize the soldiers. General Wan quickly hummed along, afraid that General Fan would blame him for not leading the troops.
At the same time, he glared at Private Advisor Zhang, blaming him for not giving the order clearly and embarrassing himself. Fortunately, General Guo was prepared and General Fan did not lose his temper.
Private Advisor Zhang was worried that General Guo and General Wan would vent their anger on him, so he didn't dare to look them in the eye. When he heard General Guo say that he had brought soldiers, he was relieved. No matter how many troops there were, there were people here. It just so happened that General Fan didn't say how many soldiers he needed when he gave the order, so Private Advisor Zhang could be careless in front of him.
However, Private Advisor Zhang looked at the expressions of General Guo and General Wan, especially General Wan, who seemed to be angry. He was probably angry that his orders were vague, and his heart tightened.
Thus, Private Advisor Zhang knew that he would have to give them blood after the event. At least 200 Snow Silver per person and a good meal.
Private Advisor Zhang had been among the grassroots for a long time, so he knew their emotions very well. Once he angered them, they would definitely bear a grudge against him, which would reduce his ability to carry out General Fan's orders and affect General Fan's dependence on him. He would then look down on him and think that he was a good-for-nothing.
In fact, under the instigation of several deputy generals, General Fan's heart was filled with pride and might even chase him away or even kill him. After all, compared to the few deputy generals who were good at fighting, General Fan seemed to value them more.
Therefore, Private Advisor Zhang could not afford to offend the low-level generals like Guo and Wan. At the critical moment, he still had to suck up to them like how he did to General Fan. Although he was full of contempt, he had to be extremely humble in front of them.
An Lin immediately felt a sense of awkwardness upon seeing Zhang Deshui enter. He had just been discussing with General Fan how to get rid of him, and now that he was meeting him, it was truly difficult for him to accept.
However, An Lin was a hard-hearted person who had been in the underworld for a long time. He could often express two emotions on his face and his heart at the same time. He might be smiling on the surface, or even fawning over others, but he might be sharpening his knife in his heart and wishing he could kill the other party immediately.
Therefore, his face only stiffened for a moment before an endless smile appeared on his face, as if he had seen his beloved woman or precious son, showing his instinctive affection.
His gaze swept across Zhang Deshui looking at him. He quickly winked and made an affectionate greeting with his mouth, meaning that he was a brother and that they were all on the same side.
Zhang Deshui wasn't surprised at all to see An Lin here. He had heard from a close friend that An Lin had long since contacted the Taiping Country Army, so it was only natural for him to be treated as an honored guest by Fan Ruzeng. He hoped that An Lin would remember that he had borrowed money but hadn't returned it, and that he would say a few more words to General Fan, such as how Zhang Deshui was a good person and a member of the Heaven and Earth Society, and how he had contributed a lot to everyone.
Zhang Deshui knew that he couldn't openly greet An Lin because he couldn't understand Long Hair's temper, so he could only imitate An Lin and return the favor with a smile. However, he wanted to immediately greet An Lin in public to show that he was familiar with An Lin. General Fan knew that even if he wanted to pick a fight with Zhang Deshui, he would still have to give An Lin some face. At most, he would just accept some silver taels and drink a few rounds of wine, and the two of them would just laugh it off.
Fan Ruzheng said that General Guo did not need to return to the camp to mobilize troops. One battalion of soldiers was enough to capture Qu Zhixian. The whole city was under the control of the Taiping Army. Was he afraid of thousands of Tartar soldiers crawling out of the ground?
Thus, General Fan turned around and greeted Zhang Deshui, Lord Zhang! Can you lead the way for our army? Until you capture Qu Zhixian, this person who is willing to be a lackey of the Qing Dynasty is not worthy of your nostalgia. Quickly stand on the righteous side of the revolution!
Zhang Deshui might have been influenced by General Fan's enthusiasm, but his mind suddenly became hot. He really wanted to make a revolution and lead everyone to fight against the enemy of the people, Qu Zhixian.
Although Zhang Deshui knew that Qu Zhixian wasn't a bad person, seeing him follow the evil emperors of the Qing Dynasty to the end made him angry and annoyed. He felt that Qu Zhixian was a bad person who was only good at pretending.
Moreover, for his own safety, Zhang Deshui could only sacrifice Qu Zhixian. Even if he was chopped into meat paste by the Long Hair bandits, he could not blame Zhang Deshui. He had walked the path himself, and success or failure depended on him.
In addition, the Long Hair Army did not follow the rules. They often burned, killed, and robbed. They lacked the concept of respecting human rights from top to bottom. They only used the banner of saving the people and only treated the people as pushovers in reality.
Therefore, under the influence of many factors, Zhang Deshui could only clench his teeth and completely forget the close relationship between Qu Zhixian and himself. In order to strengthen his heart, he needed to push all the grievances caused by the rulers of Manchu to Qu Zhixian. This would stimulate his instinctive hatred and fight Qu Zhixian without mercy.
Zhang Deshui made up his mind and made up his mind. He pretended that Qu Zhixian was not his relative. He quickly squeezed out as many smiles as possible on his face to hide the great disappointment in his heart.
He smiled at Fan Ruzheng and said," Qu Zhixian is willing to follow the Manchu Tartars to harm the people. He deserves to die. It's all my fault for not seeing Qu Zhixian's human face and beast heart. Now, I'm willing to bring you to my house to capture him."
Fan Ruzeng nodded and looked at Zhang Deshui." You did well. I'll thank you later. That's it. You just lead the way. We'll follow closely behind. We must catch Qu Zhixian."
After General Fan finished speaking, he shouted for General Guo to quickly form up and leave! He deliberately did not call him General Wan because he thought he was stupid. The army had just broken through the city, and the enemy was far from being eliminated. Whether it was in battle or on the streets, he had to bring a large group of people to guard against the enemy's sneak attack. Did he think he was in Nanjing? He was simply playing with his own life.
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